The New South Wales Local Government Cultural Awards celebrate council cultural success. Councils that enter gain the opportunity to showcase their arts and cultural projects to their colleagues and the broader industry. Entries close at 5.00pm on 26 February 2010.

Cultural Awards 2010 are now open for entry

Latest Projects

  • On The Edge (A Partnership Project - Leichhardt Council & Legs On The Wall)

    On The Edge participant in full flight with bungee and harness at The Red Box. Photo by Alejandro Rolandi.

    The "On The Edge" Program offered twelve young people the opportunity to bounce from the roof and run on the walls at Legs on the Wall's purpose built physical theatre rehearsal studio, The…

  • Celebrating 150 years!

    Children engrossed in African rhythums during Council's Let's Celebrate Fair

    In 2009, Randwick City Council celebrated 150 years of local government. Sharing the area’s rich sociological and cultural history with the community was a key objective in 2009. Council’s…

  • The Riot Act

    The Riot Act, 2009, performance still

    A new Australian theatre work devised and directed by Karen Therese and produced and presented by Campbelltown Arts Centre that investigated forces and opinions that shaped communities experiencing…

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Videos

  • Glasshouse Season TVC 2010
  • Glasshouse promo
  • Archeology excavation
  • Glasshouse construction timelapse
  • Reality Check: Watching Sylvania Waters
  • VTS 01 1

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Photos

  • On The Edge - Promotional Flyer
  • On The Edge participant in full flight with bungee and harness at The Red Box. Photo by Alejandro Rolandi.
  • Children engrossed in African rhythums during Council's Let's Celebrate Fair
  • The Riot Act, 2009, performance still
  • Louise Pfanner provided hands on opportunity for those children who like to draw. One teacher said Louise had her audience captivated showing the step-by-step processes involved in illustrating a story and engaged the children in a totally enjoyable experience.
  • Nadia Wheatley is a very popular local author who captivates the children wherever she presented her active talk.
  • Sandy Fussell presented a very interactive and engaging author talk. She had her practice sword with her to show what she has learned about sword fighting skills. A great incentive to keep children listening, especially the boys.
  • Library staff performing a Reader's Theatre version of the shortlisted book by Michael King "Leaf" which is a story without words, so library staff wrote their own script and performed the story for the Kindergarten classes that participated in Children's Book Week Safari.
  • The bird the dog and the cat
  • Dress rehersal
  • Rehersals
  • This naming of the parklands in front of Bellingen Shire Council Administration Building to recognise the original custodians of the land, the Gumbaynggirr People. "Maam Gaduying” means "meeting place" in the Gumbaynggirr. Pictured is Mayor Mark Troy and Gumbainggirr Elder Uncle Tom Kelly.
  • Horus, a 2,000 year old boy child mummy in Unearthed Tales: Treasures from the Nicholson Museum, a major partnership project between the University of Sydney’s Nicholson Museum and Bathurst Regional Art Gallery

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  • Local Government Association of NSW, Shires Association of NSW

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